By Sol Fury from TFW2005:Apparently the Decepticon battleship Nemesis is now among the places on Earth which gets The Hub, if the framing of the clips in this new commercial for The Hub's Huboom block is anything to go by! Check out the commercial below - there's no new footage, just some Vehicons and some Ninja Turtles!

Wahlberg explained, “I think it will be the most challenging role that I've played and it's an opportunity for me to do something extremely different. It's going to be very different from what the first ones were. I'm excited about it. When I talked to (producer) Steven Spielberg and Michael and said, 'Don't worry guys, this is not me taking a paycheck and running with it. This is me trying to do something different.”

In addition, Wahlberg's children demand to be in the movie!

“It's the first time they've ever been excited about me going off to do a movie, and they demand to be in it,” he added.

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:With Transformers Prime Beast Hunters taking the reins of the main Transformers line at retail, let us take a look at the last of the Voyager class toys - one who is perhaps doomed to suffer from what I'd like to call "end of line scarcity syndrome". I am talking about Transformers Prime Voyager Skyquake.

Those following the show will know a bit about Skyquake - he was a one-episode character who died in the same story that introduced him, and his death set up the character arc for his twin Dreadwing. Dreadwing was released in the third assortment of Voyager class toys and like on the show Skyquake recolors the mold wholesale, swapping Dreadwing's navy blue and yellow-gold for a more militaristic scheme of olive green and silver, with some red highlights. He of course gets the remolded gun, the weapon redesigned to look more like Skyquake's gatling gun weapon as opposed to Dreadwing's beam cannon.

Being a redeco of Dreadwing with a partially remolded accessory, Skyquake shares all of Dreadwing's virtues and most of his weaknesses. The legs still lack a bit of weight making balancing a little harder than it ought to be, and the weapon can't be held slung under his arms like on the show. But the head feels a bit sturdier than the extremely rubbery head on Dreadwing, so my main issue with Dreadwing has been fixed. Overall, Skyquake is a good redeco; while it is a pity he is an end of line release, as a one episode character, it does make sense to get the rest of the characters out there first.

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:Following on from our earlier report on the Previews World comic listings for April, we can now share with you solicitations care of Bleeding Cool News. Check out the solicits for April's new comics including Regeneration 1 #90, More than Meets the Eye #16, Robots in Disguise #16 and Spotlight Trailcutter after the break.

By NIBMRatchet from TFW2005:Mark Wahlberg is going through press interviews to promote his new movie; Broken City. Yesterday, we brought you news from The Tonight Show and today it’s from the Examiner.

According to what Mr. Wahlberg has said, the Principal Photography for Transformers 4 may go from 2013 May to September.

Examiner: Will you have to put more weight on for “Transformers 4”?Wahlberg: Well I took a month off – I just started working out, I’m in my 4th week now – hopefully we’ll do “Avon Man” before “Transformers,” which is this comedy we have at Fox that we’ve been developing; it’s kind of like my first romantic comedy.

Examiner: Can you tell us anything about “Transformers 4” or “Ted 2”?Wahlberg: I could tell you that we’re doing “Transformers” starting at the end of May, and then “Ted” in September. You know I can’t give you too many story points or Michael will not be happy. But I can tell you that I’m very excited, obviously I had a great working relationship with Michael on “Pain & Gain”.

If this is true, TF4 may have a short shooting schedule compared to previous movies.

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:Site sponsors Robot Kingdom have put up another new Bot Shots listing, this time for a new launcher assortment. The first 2013 assortment of Bot Shots Launchers features Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, both are said to be Generation 1 themed. The Optimus Prime is a new mold, probably of the "Spin Shot" sub group judging by the way his arms are done. The Launchers are simplified compared to the 2012 assortment ones, but there seem to be more accessories with this set, as the picture suggests there will be little bowling pins or other accessories to launch your Bot Shots at included in the packaging.

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:Previews World has updated with a listing of the IDW comics due for release this April. Along with the next installments of the ongoing series and the next volumes of the trade paperbacks and hardcovers there is a pleasant surprise for all fans of the Autobot with the force-field, Trailbreaker! April will see the next Transformers Spotlight one-shot from IDW with the spotlight falling on the Autobot, Trailbreaker (under his new trademark friendly name of Trailcutter)

The full listing of IDW Transformers comics for April is reproduced below:

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:While the fate of the Transformers Generations GDO Brawn - a reuse of the Prime First Edition Voyager Bulkhead mold with a new head - is still unknown, it might interest you to know that a pair of images popped up on the 78dm BBS by spyder.

These images are not proof positive that Brawn is still getting released though, as they are previously unreleased official images of Brawn that have been composited together, possible for a catalog. Time will tell what actually becomes of all this.

Once again no pictures are available. All are priced at SGD$13, implying they are all the same size class - in other words, Legion class. Of those named, you might recognize Bumblebee, Smokescreen and Airachnid from the first assortment of Beast Hunters Cyberverse - but there are other names on the list such as Prowl, Hound and Tank Megatron who are completely new to us.

Don't take the list as gospel though - EG-01 takes the name "Convoy", Optimus Prime's old Japanese name which has not been used for a mainstream line in Japan since 2009. However there are hints here at some kind of new Cyberverse / Legends class toys in some shape or form - time will tell what they actually are!

By Shin Densetsu from TFW2005:2005 boards member juise has posted official images and profile information for Transformers Beast Hunters Wave 2 Deluxe Figures. While we have seen some of the figures before, this is our 1st clear look at Beast Hunters Starscream! Images of the figure out of package are attached. Here is his profile info:

The scheming Decepticon second-in-command Starscream looks forward to the day both the Autobots and Megatron are out of his way!

Autobots beware, because this Starscream figure is just the Decepticon to take any of them on! He’s a super-sneaky operator who wants all the power for himself, and his clenching Thunder Talon gives him the edge he needs in battle! When he needs to do recon or make a speedy escape, convert him to fighter jet mode. Keep converting him back and forth so his Autobot enemies can’t keep up!

By ORIO from TFW2005:Hobby Ark Toy Store has listed preorders for what will be Takara's version of Transformers Prime Beast Hunters. Listed so far are Hunter Optimus Prime, Dragotron (Predaking), Bumblebee and a voyager class Shockwave! No photos are available just yet, but Voyager Optimus Prime's listing mentions new paint on these figures. There is no indication yet on whether these will have Micron's or sticker sheets like the Arms Micron figures. Take a look at the preorder listings:

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:Site sponsors Big Bad Toy Store have updated their listings for Beast Hunters Deluxe Wave 2 Autobots Smokescreen and Bulkhead with their official Hasbro stock photography. Check out the official images by clicking on the links above to view the listings on BBTS, or alternatively we have attached them to this story for your convenience.

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:The new Transformers releases keep coming as Transformers Prime Beast Hunters continues to put new products on US store shelves. Sighted today is the Kre-O Beast Hunters Beast Blade Optimus Prime set, which also features a Kre-O Lazerback and Kreon Energon Kicker! This set was found at a Meijers in Jackson Michigan.

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:Another new toy has been revealed, courtesy of the official Transformers Facebook page. Today they have revealed Trailcutter, from the Beast Hunters Cyberverse series. As some have speculated he shares his base mold with Cyberverse Commander Ironhide - Trailcutter is pretty extensively remolded though with plow, guns, altered headlights and vehicle windshield, as well as a new head and chest.

Check out the images at the link above or attached to this story for those without Facebook.

By Joe Moore from TFW2005:For our Featured Ebay Auctions, we take a look at some of the Classic G1 Transformers that were released outside of the U.S. Below you will find Transformers from Argentina, Japan, Spain and more.

By NIBMRatchet from TFW2005:Actor Mark Wahlberg appeared on Jay Leno's The Tonight Show and said few things about Transformers 4.

“We’re doing a complete reboot of the Transformers. I did a movie with Michael Bay called Pain and Gain, which comes out in April. And we had an amazing time together and really hit it off, and he said ‘Hey, you want to do this other little movie I’m doing?’ Because that was a little movie, and I said ‘Yeah, I like doing little movies.' And he said Transformers. Whoa! You know what, we had such a great experience, I’m in.”

This statement conflicts with what the Director; Michael Bay told us not too long ago. However, the statement may also refer that they'll be going in a fresh direction rather than a reboot as the name implies.

The episode is now available online and 2005 Boards Member Albershide instructs us to skip to the 25th minute to hear what Mr. Wahlberg has to say.

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:The Force is strong with season 2 of Transformers Rescue Bots - Mark Hamill, best known for his roles as Luke Skywalker and the voice of The Joker in Batman the Animated Series and the Arkham games, has been confirmed to have recorded a guest star role for an episode of Transformers Rescue Bots. This was confirmed by Rescue Bots voice director Ginny McSwain, who was the guest on this week's episode of Rob Paulsen's "Talkin' Toons" podcast. Check out the full podcast here.

By ORIO from TFW2005:Did you rush out to your local comic shop today to pick up the newest spotlight comic from IDW? Or, did you download it from Comixology? If so, the adventure doesn't have to end after the last page. The Transformers Facebook page has uploaded their most recent commentary with writer John Barber. An interesting tidbit from this commentary; it's mentioned that James Roberts (MTMTE) wrote at least three spotlights and John Barber (RID) wrote three as well. So, we have more incoming for the foreseeable future.

Check out the commentary at the link above and then head over to the 2005 Boards to discuss.

By ORIO from TFW2005:Transformers toy reviewer and 2005 Board member, Peaugh, has got his hands on the new Beast Hunters Voyager Optimus Prime figure. He is also gratious enough to share with us his thoughts on the figure in the form of a video review and a pictorial review:

You can check out Beast Hunters Optimus' bio, Peaugh's thoughts and his pictorial review in this thread

By ORIO from TFW2005:Courtesy of 78dm.net we have for this evening an extremely extensive gallery of the new United Seekers Elite Set. This set comes with Ramjet, Thrust and Dirge in new metallic Generation 1 cartoon inspired paint schemes. The gallery shows off each figure in both of their modes as well as some nice shots of the very nice looking packaging.

We've mirrored several of the images here. Click on the title bar to check them out!